UK Export Finance and the British Business Bank plan a new scheme for smaller exporters. It will not launch until spring, but SMEs can start preparing the evidence lenders will expect.
UK Export Finance says it backed more than GBP11 billion of financing last year. For SMEs, the key question is whether export finance, guarantees or insurance could unlock viable overseas orders.
The UK-India free trade agreement enters into force on 15 July 2026. Small exporters and importers have a short window to check origin declarations, pricing and supplier paperwork.
HMRC’s Q1 2026 regional trade in goods statistics give product-based SMEs a fresh benchmark for exports, imports and business-count trends across the UK.
Costa Rica has been granted accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, opening another market inside the trade bloc that the UK joined in late 2024. For small UK exporters, the announcement…